News & Events

Due to an increase in demand for diving services, Briggs Marine Contractors has identified a need to add to its current dive spread. Dutch company, Pommec BV has been awarded the build contract for an additional stand-alone dive-control with attached air supply and compressor, a safe, simple ‘Plug and Play’ system that can be used aboard a vessel or along the quayside.

DONG Energy has awarded an eight year framework agreement to the Fife-based Briggs Group for the contingency and repair of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and Northern Europe.

Briggs are delighted to sponsor the first ever East Fife Aquathlon, which is taking place in St Andrews on Sunday 12th April. The event is aimed at families and newcomers to the sport and is already proving popular in the local community, with over 60 children signed up.

Briggs Environmental Services are pleased to announce that they have recently joined the International Spill Accreditation Association (ISAA). The company are now members of their accredited Spill Response Organisations (SROs) throughout Northern and the Republic of Ireland.

The revised OPEP guidelines were released last month calling for greater stringency in the planning of emergency responses. DECC will be assessing the effectiveness of all operators’ spill response plans in light of the significant revisions, which will call for operators to reevaluate their existing plans in order to ensure they are compliant with the revised guidelines.

Briggs will be attending the UK Spill Conference, which is celebrating 10 years of UK Spill, on February 3rd. We would invite anyone attending who is interested in marine and environmental issues to come and speak to our delegates.

Briggs has recently been made aware of some potential job applicants receiving offers of employment which do not originate from Briggs, and which in some cases relate to job vacancies within the company that do not exist.

Briggs Marine are pleased to announce that their Diving Division, which launched in April of this year, has recently been awarded accreditation of ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 by NQA, the UK’s leading assessment, verification and certification body.